CIESM participated in a recent expert meeting on the use of space-based data to support marine research and ocean conservation efforts. The event brought together representatives from scientific…
A Mediterranean Effort to Tackle the Lionfish Invasion On 13–14 March 2025, CIESM took part in the regional event “Lionfish in the Mediterranean II” held in Athens, Greece,…
On 10-11 March 2025, the newly elected Chairs of CIESM’s six Scientific Committees met for the first time. This key meeting focused on defining the main research priorities…
The Mediterranean basin, with its 46,000 km of coastline and over 100 million residents, faces a variety of marine geohazards that threaten both human settlements and natural ecosystems….
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are increasingly recognized as a major climatic and ecological threat, particularly in semi-enclosed seas like the Mediterranean. These extreme events, characterized by prolonged periods of…
CIESM’s role in sustainable marine governance was highlighted during a United Nations-led workshop on the BBNJ Agreement (Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond…
A comprehensive catalogue of Mediterranean water mass acronyms, developed under the guidance of the CIESM C2 Committee on the Physics and Climate of the Ocean, has now been…
In May 2024, CIESM organized a three-day workshop in Alexandria, Egypt, hosted by NIOF. Shark experts from nine countries gathered to refine the protocol for CIESM’s ‘SHARKnowledge’ initiative…
In February 2024, GPS/GSM transmitters were deployed on Yelkouan Shearwaters in the Istanbul Strait as part of our project aiming to better understand their migration patterns….
